Virtuosity! Summer 2025
Thank you for your interest in Virtuosity! lessons or group camps for this summer! Please be sure you have read the brochure to determine dates, times, and prerequisites for each lesson or camp. Please fill out one form per student. Upon completion of this form, the Virtuosity! Director will begin the process of scheduling the lessons or enrolling your child in a camp. For private lessons, once the lesson time is confirmed with the Virtuosity! Teacher, you will receive the Parental Agreement Contract. For group camps, you will receive a Parental Agreement Contract after the receipt of this registration. The contracts will be sent through Adobe via email; please watch for the contract in your email and complete promptly.
DEADLINE TO REGISTER: MONDAY, MAY 19
QUESTIONS? EMAIL VIRTUOSITY! DIRECTOR MRS. JOY PARKE
PRIVATE LESSONS
(The link to register is at the bottom of this page and on the information page.)
Guitar | Percussion/Drum Set | Piano | Violin/Viola
GROUP CAMPS
The link to register is at the bottom of this page and on each camp information page.)
“ROCK BAND” CAMP
July 7-11 (M-F), 10 am - 12 pm | Bass Guitar, Drum Set, Guitar, Piano, Vocalists - some experience on your instrument and in reading music required | Age Requirement: Entering 5th-12th grades | Teacher: Mr. Ben White
DRUM CAMP
July 14-18 (M-F), 2 - 3 pm | No musical experience required
Age Requirement: Entering 5th-12th grades | Teacher: Mr. Dave Sager
CHORAL CAMP
July 21-25 (M-F), 10 am - 12 pm | Some experience with singing and reading music required
Age Requirement - Entering 5th-7th grades | Teacher: Mr. Ben White
register for private lessons or group camps by Monday, May 19, 2025
What:
Summit Christian Academy
PRIVATE LESSONS
Seven Virtuosity! private 30-minute lessons will be offered. These lessons will be once/week and during the months of June/July, unless other arrangements are made with the Virtuosity! Teacher and Director.
All summer session lessons will be scheduled ahead of time through communication between the Virtuosity! Teacher, the student’s parents, and the Virtuosity! Director.
For the Virtuosity! summer session, there are no makeup lessons for student-initiated absences. However, if there are any teacher-initiated absences, they will be credited to the student’s FACTS account.
The cost for summer lessons is $200, regardless of how many lessons a student can attend. Opportunity will be provided for a total of seven 30-minute lessons.
When Classes are Available (The available scheduling days/times listed for individual teachers may be adjusted during the scheduling process in order to group all of a teacher’s lessons into more concise blocks of time.):
Teachers accepting new or returning students:
Guitar (Acoustic, Electric, or Bass) - Ben White (Monday: morning or afternoon)
Guitar (Acoustic, Electric, or Bass) and Drum Set - Brandon Savage (Tuesday: 1 - 4 pm)
Percussion/Drum Set - Dave Sager (Tuesday and Thursday: 1:30 - 4 pm)
Piano - Haven Moore (Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday: 7 am - 2 pm)
Violin/Viola - Elizabeth Martin (Tuesday: morning or afternoon | M, W, or Th, morning or afternoon until 3 pm)
Teachers accepting only current students for summer lessons:
Pam Block - Piano/Voice/Clarinet (Tuesday: 9:30 am - 3 pm)
Dr. Greg Turner - Piano (Monday-Friday: morning or afternoon)
If your child is enrolled in Camp Eagle Summit, they may sign up for private lessons or camps that are during CES camp hours on Tuesday and Thursday because CES campers will remain on the SCA campus on those two days. CES campers may only sign up for private lessons or camps that are before 8:30 am or after 3 pm on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Where: Lessons will be given in designated rooms of either the elementary or secondary buildings at SCA. Students will enter/exit at the front of the buildings.
Who:
Students entering grades K-12 may take Piano or Violin/Viola lessons.
Students entering grades 3-12 may take Guitar lessons.
Students entering grades 5-12 may take Percussion/Drum Set lessons.
Cost:
Student tuition is $200 (billed through FACTS) for seven private 30-minute lessons.
Act now to reserve a spot! If you have questions, email Mrs. Joy Parke.
REGISTER BY MONDAY, MAY 19, 2025
What:
Summit Christian Academy "Rock Band"
Camp
Come learn how to play/sing in a rock band this summer! To participate, you must have some experience with your instrument and with reading music. Instruments for the rock band include: drum set, bass guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboard, and vocalists. Mr. White will provide the music for the rock band, with the goal of performing and recording a couple of songs by the end of the week.
Parents will have the opportunity to check out what the students learned during the last 30 minutes on the final day of camp!
Who & When:
Incoming 5th-12th grade SCA students | July 7-11 (M-F), 10 am-12 pm
If your child is enrolled in Camp Eagle Summit, they may sign up for private lessons or camps that are during CES camp hours on Tuesday and Thursday because CES campers will remain on the SCA campus on those two days. CES campers may only sign up for private lessons or camps that are before 8:30 am or after 3 pm on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Where:
All sessions will be held in the secondary band room (S122). Students will enter/exit at the front of the building.
Why:
Students will develop their music skills while learning to contribute to any ensemble. Camp is a great time to try new things and experience performing in front of a small group to build confidence.
Cost:
Student tuition is $200 (billed through FACTS).
Requirement for Rock Band Camp:
Experience on your instrument and experience with reading music
Provide your own instrument and respective equipment
Minimum age - entering 5th grade
Class size is limited - Act now to reserve a spot!
Email Mr. Ben White for more information.
REGISTER BY MONDAY, MAY 19, 2025
What:
Summit Christian Academy DRUM
Camp
Explore the world of drumming from early to modern times. Learn and play some of the basic rhythms using a variety of percussion instruments. Have fun creating your own rhythms and sharing them with others. A performance at the end of camp will display what we have learned during our week.
Who & When:
Incoming 5th-12th grade SCA students | July 14-18 (M-F), 2-3 pm
If your child is enrolled in Camp Eagle Summit, they may sign up for private lessons or camps that are during CES camp hours on Tuesday and Thursday because CES campers will remain on the SCA campus on those two days. CES campers may only sign up for private lessons or camps that are before 8:30 am or after 3 pm on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Where:
All sessions will be held in the secondary band room (S122). Students will enter/exit at the front of the building.
Why:
Students will develop their music skills while learning to contribute to any ensemble. Camp is a great time to try new things and experience performing in front of a small group to build confidence.
Cost:
Student tuition is $100 (billed through FACTS).
Requirement for Drum Camp:
No musical experience necessary
Age requirement - entering 5th-12th grades
Act now to reserve a spot! Email Mr. Dave Sager for more information.
REGISTER BY MONDAY, MAY 19, 2025
What:
Summit Christian Academy
Choral Camp
Do you want to develop your singing voice, learn some new songs, and get experience singing in a choir this summer? Come sing in the choral camp! Mr. White will provide the music for the choir, with the goal of performing and recording a couple of songs by the end of the week.
Parents will have the opportunity to check out what the students learned during the last 30 minutes on the final day of camp.
Who & When:
Incoming 5th-7th grade SCA students | July 21-25 (M-F), 10 am-12 pm
If your child is enrolled in Camp Eagle Summit, they may sign up for private lessons or camps that are during CES camp hours on Tuesday and Thursday because CES campers will remain on the SCA campus on those two days. CES campers may only sign up for private lessons or camps that are before 8:30 am or after 3 pm on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Where:
All sessions will be held in the secondary band room (S122). Students will enter/exit at the front of the building.
Why:
Students will develop their music skills while learning to contribute to any ensemble! Camp is a great time to try new things and experience performing in front of a small group to build confidence.
Cost:
Student tuition is $200 (billed through FACTS).
Requirement for Choral Camp:
Some experience with singing and reading music
Age requirement - entering 5th-7th grades
Class size is limited - Act now to reserve a spot! Email Mr. Ben White for more information.
REGISTER BY MONDAY, MAY 19, 2025
PSALM 150
“Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe, praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.”
About the Virtuosity! Director
Joy Parke
Music has been a part of Joy Parke’s life for as long as she can remember. She learned to play piano, violin, and flute as a child and was involved in school band, choir, and high school musicals. She studied piano and voice and completed her bachelor’s degree in music education from Olivet Nazarene University in 1990. In the spring of 2022, Mrs. Parke completed a master of arts in music with a piano pedagogy (teaching) focus from the University of Central Missouri. She has taught piano lessons for about 25 years and enjoys working with students toward musical development, piano skills, and growth as individuals in a Christian context. Mrs. Parke is thankful for the opportunity to serve SCA and the Virtuosity! students, families, and teachers as Virtuosity! Director, and as one of the Virtuosity! piano teachers.
Mrs. Parke has been married to Phil for 34 years, and they have three sons, one daughter, two daughters-in-law, and five grandchildren. Their youngest two children (Ross-2016, and Annelise-2017) graduated from SCA. Mrs. Parke also sings and plays piano on the worship team at her church, KC First Church of the Nazarene, and assists her husband Phil with the church’s teen Bible quizzing program.
SCA is accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA), and Cognia.
Affiliations include Association of Christian Schools International, Great Plains Alliance of Christian Schools, and Missouri State High School Activities Association.
Summit Christian Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.
Summit Christian Academy
1450-1500-1510 SW Jefferson | Lee’s Summit MO 64081
Elementary School 816-524-0185 | Secondary, Early Ed, Administration 816-525-1480
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